Euro-American discussion document on entry and advanced level practice in nuclear medicine

Waterstram-Rich, K; Hogg, P; Testanera, G; Medvedec, H

Abstract

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Committee (EANMTC) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section (SNMTS) meet biannually to consider matters of mutual importance. These meetings are held during the SNM and EANM annual conferences. For several years, within these meetings, EANMTC and SNMTS have considered the value of having a Euro-American initiative in defining entry-level and advanced practice competencies for nuclear medicine radiographers (NMRs) and nuclear medicine technologists (NMTs). In June 2009, during the SNM annual conference in Toronto, it was agreed that a Euro-American working party would be established to consider advanced practice. It was recognized that any consideration of a definition for advanced practice would be predicated on an understanding or definition of entry-level practice. As a result, both types of practice would have to be considered. This discussion document outlines some of the background issues associated with advanced practice generally and specifically within nuclear medicine. The primary purpose of this document is to stimulate debate, on a Euro-American level, about the perceived value of advanced practice for NMRs and NMTs within nuclear medicine and to develop an internationally accepted list of entry-level competencies and scope of practice for NMRs and NMTs within nuclear medicine.

Citation

Waterstram-Rich, K., Hogg, P., Testanera, G., & Medvedec, H. (2011). Euro-American discussion document on entry and advanced level practice in nuclear medicine. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 39(3), 240-248. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.111.096354

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 1, 2011
• Publication Date: Aug 18, 2011
• Deposit Date: Sep 23, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 23, 2011
• Journal: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
• Print ISSN: 0091-4916
• Publisher: Society of Nuclear Medicine
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 240-248
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.111.096354
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.111.096354
• Related Public URLs: http://tech.snmjournals.org/